Synopsis (From amazon.com):
The numb voice of a teen who has been devastated by five years of captivity and compliance, a girl who has been named "Alice" by her abductor, relates her grim story. At 15, she still believes the threat by which Ray controlled her when she was almost 10 and he walked her away from a school field trip: he's made it clear that if she bolts he will kill her family. The trauma of multiple rapes on a child is portrayed, as is Ray's ongoing need to control her and his daily, multiple demands for sexual submission. Now that she's a teen, Alice is being starved; his disordered logic tells him that this will keep her a little girl. His control over her is so absolute that, although she can leave his apartment during the day and goes on her own to have a wax job, her only rebellion is to steal small amounts of food. When Ray decides it is time for a new little girl, Alice complies by locating a likely next victim. In the process she meets a needy teen boy and a police officer, both of whom suspect she is in trouble and want to help her, but all does not end happily.
Review:
This book was extremely hard to read because of the subject matter. I think Elizabeth Scott took on an enourmous task when tackling this topic. When I got done with the book, I definitely had a lot to think about.
I am linking to another blogger's review because I think she does a fantastic job explaining why it is one of her favorite books.
http://hookedonyabooks.blogspot.com/2010/05/review-living-dead-girl.html
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